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Bombay HC allows the release ‘Hamare Barah’ movie

  • Orders to remove objectionable dialogues from the film
  • Producers fined Rs 5 lakh for releasing the trailer without permission

Mumbai – The Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the film ‘Hamare Barah’ on June 21 after the makers agreed to remove and alter certain portions in the film. A bench of Justice B P Kulabawala and Justice Firdosh Puniwala directed the two parties to enter into a memorandum of understanding.

What is the controversy ?

‘I will kill you, Allah-hu-Akbar’ (Allah is great) is one of the dialogues in the movie ‘Hamare Baarh’. The bench has directed to remove the mention of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ from it, and also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh for releasing the trailer without sensor’s permission. The trailer has been removed following Court orders.

A petition was filed by Azhar Tamboli from Pune demanding that this trailer be banned as it hurts the sentiments of Muslims and insults Muslim women. The Supreme Court had banned the release of the film and directed the removal of the trailer and said that a judge of the Bombay High Court should watch the film and take further decision.

A film with a social message : High Court

The High Court said that we have seen the film and there is nothing controversial in the film. This is a film with a social message. Some offensive words and scenes should be removed. Commenting without watching the film is wrong, the Court told the counsel for the petitioners. However, the trailer of this film is very inaccurate and controversial. This is a film about a man who oppresses women by misinterpreting verses (lines) of the Quran. The Central Board of Film Censorship has already suggested some changes to the film.

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